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Looking through my personal collection, I've found that I enjoy my small rookie collection almost as much as my other player collections.

I'm looking to slightly expand my rookie collections, mainly on the lower-end side of things (stars, but nothing high-end). Keep in my that when I say "rookie", I mean established stars, not prospects. Anything from Griffey, Jeter, Bonds, Maddux to Longoria, Crawford, Pujols, Mauer.

Here is a list of what I have (some of these would not be considered "true" rookies but they are what I have), and an initial list of what I would like to get. Please add any other suggestions.

Bold = have

(I have other "small-name/no-name" rookies in a binder that are not listed)

One aspect I always consider when acquiring rookie cards is condition!

Its fine to say you have one, but High book is based on excellent to Mint condition! All to often traders think Well i got one so its worth $XX.XX but in reality it may only be worth $x.xx or even $.XX. This is especially true of the 60's, 70's and 80's rookies or anything with dark borders

One aspect I always consider when acquiring rookie cards is condition!

Its fine to say you have one, but High book is based on excellent to Mint condition! All to often traders think Well i got one so its worth $XX.XX but in reality it may only be worth $x.xx or even $.XX. This is especially true of the 60's, 70's and 80's rookies or anything with dark borders

if they want high book then I expect it to be gradeable condition!

Good advice.

I broke the condition rule myself today (traded a duplicate), but I would rather the other trader receive the better of the two.

Rookie cards are the way to go for long term investment opportunity and from a historical perspective. It is fun to look at rookie cards and think back 15-20 years when a guy's career is over and remember all the highlights he provided to us as fans. Incidentally, I have almost all the non bold cards on your list if you want to do some dealing.

Don't forget John Smoltz. A probably HOF player, and his rookie cards are very affordable.

I am looking for 2005 Donruss Champions Materials cards. Let me know what you have and we can try to work something out. If you PM me, let me know players, teams, or specific cards you are looking for. I have way too many cards to try and make lists or scan them all.

I think that is a great collection you are working on and a great idea. Something to be said for having a nice group of Rc cards of some nice players past and present. I have a collection also, I wouldn't call mine a PC but I have a bunch of great players, at least in my mind.

Of course I am partial Cody but I wouldn't rule out Donny Baseball....

I am hunting for the following:(Gu/Au)- NYY: Jeter, Mattingly, Slade Heathcott, Current, vintage and HOF Yankees-If you know me anything is possible but you have to know the secret stuff I will bite on.